National lab worker accused of stealing (nuclear weapons) secrets

Source: MSNBC

Federal prosecutors on Thursday accused a low-level worker at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory — birthplace of the nuclear bomb — with stealing highly classified information about how to make enriched uranium, a key ingredient in nuclear weapons.

He was allegedly caught trying to sell it to someone he thought was representing another country, someone who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent. Federal officials will not say which country the agent was pretending to represent.

WNBC's Jonathan Dienst reported the suspect was arrested earlier on Thursday. An official announcement about the sting was expected later in the day, he said.

The alleged security breach was discovered before it could do any damage. But the incident also exposes another serious security breach at the national laboratories.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/19850505/

AND-- gotta say, someone is doing a heck of a job with security at Oak Ridge!:sarcasm:

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